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The outer layer of either textile or cordura is not waterproof, which is the reason for a inner layer of Gortex or similar material, but cordura is better at not ripping to bits in the event of a slide, (trust me, I know this)

Something to look forward to then

Staying in bed. There is 4 people in this house and we have all been hit by an infection. I have a sore throat and headache, very runny nose, and last night started throwing up lots of fleghm. It's not Covid, so hopefully just a nasty cold. Will be knocking back some night nurse later

Hi folks, the plastics at the front of the 600, that the screen fits to is going grey, so I want to restore it to the original black. Is there anything out there I can use, or will the stuff for car dashboards do the job?

Sounds like a vacuum operated fuel tap or similar. Sucking on the pipe opens the tap and fuel flows. These systems are normally operated via airflow to the carbs.

I have the opposite effect, it's fine until I take the helmet off

It helps keep leather supple as well, so handy for rubbing into new gloves for breaking them in

Leather genie is good stuff. I use it on all my leathers, and so far have no issues with rain

Sanding down some dining chairs. Although they were given to me they are in a poor state. I am sanding down to bare wood, then will stain/varnish them. Looks like the paint has been applied over some sort of varnish/lacquer in places, so quite a bodge job. All done by hand.

Flipping eck, Hyacinth

Twinings extra strong breakfast, you can't beat them. That's all I drink now

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Came back home at just the right time. It got windy and has now begun raining, and I was in my summer leathers, and they fit inside my boots, not over them

Ridden it to St Neots, currently sat in a cafe with a bacon roll and cup of tea. One other biker here, sat outside in black and yellow textile jacket (very clean), and a helmet with magic roundabout characters on it

Latest from Dozy Twat Trump, Putin is a genius for invading Ukraine. How the fxxk did such a brain dead pillock like him (Trump, that is), get to be a President Of good ol USA

I can't understand why it needs to have a balance pipe. Both exhausts are equal length, so unless there are forces at work that I don't know about it should be fine on independant singles either side

Bike and pics now in for sale section

As title my 250 is for sale, as landlord wants to knock down the garage. Bike is a 1997 250TWOFIFTY, same style as a nighthawk. Bike runs, but needs new battery, and the balance pipe linking the exhausts has rusted through, so needs new exhausts. This was my daily runabout until I got pulled by old bill, and it turned out M/C entitlement was missing from licence so got a 18 month ban. Its stood in the garage a while, but got started and run regularly until I went into hospital for cancer, and has remained untouched until I started it up on the day I sold the 125. I would like £750 or VNO. There is a Givi rack and box with it as well.

As title says, I am selling my ABBA bike stand, with a couple of accessories. £40 buyer collects as I can't afford to post it

I am selling my paddock stands. Biketek brand, front and rear, £45, buyer collects, as I can't afford to post them.

Dropped it. I went to the garage to get pics of the 250,and some neanderthal/throwback had parked a people carrier type vehicle, (quite tall and about 3 rows of seats), across the hard surface in the alleyway, (probably the type to take up 2 spaces in a car park). Anyway, I had to take to the muddy strip to get past and the rear slid out from under me. Had to get a passer-by to help me right it, so bike was plastered in mud, along with my kit. Never got the pics though. Jet washed bike when I got home, and kit is in the washing machine

How come it's so clean? My rear shock gets bloody filthy even with the rear hugger I fitted to help keep road muck off it

Will take some on Thursday, when I will have the time to go to the garage.

I have the CB250 TWO FIFTY version, exactly the same as the nighthawk, and I want to sell it due to landlord wanting garage back.

I hope we don't call for a red alert, cos then some poor sod will have to change all the bulbs